Kankaj Kirana & General Stores

Over here in Jumerati, Bhopal, things are always moving fast especially since we are located in Gur Bazar. This shop has been part of the market for quite a while now. We spend most of our time weighing out grains and packing up bags of pulses for the local families. It gets very busy on the weekends when everyone comes out to do their weekly shopping. The smells of spices and sugar are everywhere in the air around here. We don't have a lot of help so we do most of the lifting and carrying ourselves. Sometimes the bags are heavy and the space behind the counter is small but we manage to get things done. People come from all over this part of Bhopal because they know we have the basic kirana items they use in their kitchens. It is mostly about keeping the shelves filled and making sure we don't run out of the popular brands of tea or oil. The market can be very noisy with all the rickshaws and people talking but inside the store it feels more familiar to us. We have some old wooden counters that have seen a lot of use over the years. We just keep going day by day, dealing with whatever the weather is like in Bhopal. It is a lot of hard work standing on your feet all day but this is what we do. We like talking to the regulars who have been coming here since they were kids.